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Michael SmithermanAge: 751795–1871

Name
Michael Smitherman
Given names
Michael
Surname
Smitherman
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Birth before 10 May 1795 31 31
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Baptism 10 May 1795
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Birth of a brother about April 1796 (Age 10 months)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger brother - Thomas Smitherman
Baptism of a brother 20 April 1796 (Age 11 months)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger brother - Thomas Smitherman
Birth of a sister before 14 February 1798 (Age 2)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger sister - Lucy Smitherman
History 1798 (Age 2)
 

Note: Battle of the Nile.
Baptism of a sister 14 February 1798 (Age 2)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger sister - Lucy Smitherman
Birth of a sister before 22 December 1799 (Age 4)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Smitherman
History 1799 (Age 3)
 

Note: Napoleon named First Consul of France.
Baptism of a sister 22 December 1799 (Age 4)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Smitherman
History 1801 (Age 5)
 

Note: Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
Birth of a brother before 1 January 1803 (Age 7)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger brother - Jeremiah Smitherman
Baptism of a brother 1 January 1803 (Age 7)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

younger brother - Jeremiah Smitherman
History 1804 (Age 8)
 

Note: Napoleon declared Emperor.
History 1805 (Age 9)
 

Note: Battle of Trafalgar.
History 1809 (Age 13)
 

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.
History 1811 (Age 15)
 

Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane.<br />Luddite riots in the North and the Midlands. Laborers attack factories and break up the machines which they fear will replace them.
History 1812 (Age 16)
 

Note: Napoleon invades Russia.<br />War of 1812 between England and the United States.
History 1814 (Age 18)
 

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba.
History 1815 (Age 19)
 

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days.<br />Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.<br />Corn Laws passed.
History 1819 (Age 23)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
History 1820 (Age 24)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
History 1821 (Age 25)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
MarriageElizabeth Martha Thursten - View family
12 January 1829 (Age 33)
 Chalk, Kent, England

Birth of a daughter
#1		 before 14 June 1829 (Age 34)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

daughter - Amelia Smitherman
ResidenceElizabeth Martha Thursten - View family
14 June 1829 (Age 34)
 Frindsbury, Kent, England

History 1829 (Age 33)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
Baptism of a daughter 14 June 1829 (Age 34)
 Cuxton, Kent, England

daughter - Amelia Smitherman
History 1830 (Age 34)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
History 1832 (Age 36)
 

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.
Birth of a son
#2		 about 1833 (Age 37)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

son - George Smitherman
History 1833 (Age 37)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 38)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 41)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 42)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
Death of a mother before 20 January 1839 (Age 43)
 Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

mother - Martha Soorn
History 1839 (Age 43)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 44)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act.
Census 6 June 1841 (Age 46)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

Address:
Shoreham Street
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Michael Smitherman45MAg LabY
Martha Smitherman35FY
Amelia Smitherman13FY
George Smitherman8MY

History 1842 (Age 46)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
History 1849 (Age 53)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 54)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 55)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

Address:
Village
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM55MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM42FKent, Hoo

History 1851 (Age 55)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 57)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 59)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 61)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 62)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Census 7 April 1861 (Age 65)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

Address:
Village
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM64MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM52FKent, Hoo

History 1861 (Age 65)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 66)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
Marriage of a daughterAmelia Smitherman - View family
between 1863 and 1871 (Age 67)
 

son-in-law - Richard James Gibson
daughter - Amelia Smitherman
History 1864 (Age 68)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 71)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
History 1869 (Age 73)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 73)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 74)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
Census 2 April 1871 (Age 75)
 Shoreham, Kent, England

Address:
Village
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM77MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM67FKent, Hoo

History 1871 (Age 75)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Death between April 1871 and June 1871 (Age 75) Age: 78
 Shoreham, Kent, England

Family with parents - View family
father
Thomas Smitherman

Birth 1764 (estimated)  

Death Yes  

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mother
Martha Soorn

Birth 1764 (calculated)  

Death before 20 January 1839 Age: 75  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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Marriage: 1 March 1784 — Trottiscliffe, Kent, England
3 months
#1 elder brother
Thomas Smitherman

Birth before 13 June 1784 20 20  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death before 1787 (Age 2)  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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17 months
#2 elder sister
Elizabeth Smitherman

Birth before 20 November 1785 21 21  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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11 months
#3 elder sister
Amelia Smitherman

Birth before 2 November 1786 22 22  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death between January 1869 and March 1869 (Age 82) Age: 86  Luddesdown, Kent, England

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14 months
#4 elder brother
Thomas Smitherman

Birth before 28 December 1787 23 23  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death before 1796 (Age 8)  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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1 year
#5 elder brother
Michael Smitherman

Birth 1789 25 25  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death before 31 August 1789 Age: 0  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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4 years
#6 elder brother
William Smitherman

Birth before 18 September 1792 28 28  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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14 months
#7 elder brother
John Oliver Smitherman

Birth before 3 November 1793 29 29  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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18 months
#8 himself
Michael Smitherman

Birth before 10 May 1795 31 31  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death between April 1871 and June 1871 (Age 75) Age: 78  Shoreham, Kent, England

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11 months
#9 younger brother
Thomas Smitherman

Birth about April 1796 32 32  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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22 months
#10 younger sister
Lucy Smitherman

Birth before 14 February 1798 34 34  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death before 29 April 1798 (Age 2 months)  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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22 months
#11 younger sister
Jane Smitherman

Birth before 22 December 1799 35 35  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#12 younger brother
Jeremiah Smitherman

Birth before 1 January 1803 39 39  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death before 12 March 1803 (Age 2 months)  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

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Family with Elizabeth Martha Thursten - View family
himself
Michael Smitherman

Birth before 10 May 1795 31 31  Trottiscliffe, Kent, England

Death between April 1871 and June 1871 (Age 75) Age: 78  Shoreham, Kent, England

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12 years
wife
Elizabeth Martha Thursten

Birth before 23 August 1807  Hoo, Kent, England

Death between January 1890 and March 1890 (Age 82) Age: 83  

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Marriage: 12 January 1829 — Chalk, Kent, England
5 months
#1 daughter
Amelia Smitherman

Birth before 14 June 1829 34 21  Shoreham, Kent, England

Death between January 1890 and March 1890 (Age 60) Age: 59  Strood, Kent, England

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4 years
#2 son
George Smitherman

Birth about 1833 37 25  Shoreham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 46)  Shoreham, Kent, England Shoreham Street
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Michael Smitherman45MAg LabY
Martha Smitherman35FY
Amelia Smitherman13FY
George Smitherman8MY

30 March 1851 (Age 55)  Shoreham, Kent, England Village
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM55MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM42FKent, Hoo

7 April 1861 (Age 65)  Shoreham, Kent, England Village
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM64MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM52FKent, Hoo

2 April 1871 (Age 75)  Shoreham, Kent, England Village
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Michael Smitherman - Shoreham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael SmithermanHeadM77MAg LabKent, Trossley (Trottiscliffe)
Martha SmithermanWifeM67FKent, Hoo

 

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